Overview
- Homicide detectives charged a 67-year-old on Saturday after the Missing Persons Squad found a woman’s body near Little River Road and the Princes Freeway.
- The man, arrested at Melbourne Airport on Friday while trying to board an international flight, remains in custody.
- Police have not yet confirmed the identity of the body, which they believe is the 53-year-old Dandenong woman reported missing on Thursday.
- A crime scene is in place at the Little River site as the Major Crime Scene Unit conducts forensic processing.
- The accused has been remanded and is expected to appear before Melbourne’s bail and remand court on Sunday.